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Count Basie birthday August 21, 1904
William "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Basie led his jazz orchestra almost continuously for nearly 50 years. Many notable musicians came to prominence under his direction, including tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison and singers Jimmy Rushing and Joe Williams. Basie's theme songs were "One O'Clock Jump" and "April In Paris".
NBC BANDSTAND
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NBC Bandstand was an easy old time big band radio-televison music show
simulcast weekday mornings in the 1950's with pop tunes, big band favorites
and s...
Miller Memories Links
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GMA = Glenn Miller Archives at The University of Colorado, Boulder... Direct
Link
ABSIE = American Broadcasting Station in Europe... Direct Link
OWI = Am...
Karl Haas (December 6, 1913 – February 6, 2005)
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Karl Haas was a German-American classical music radio host, known for his
sonorous speaking voice, humanistic approach to music appreciation, and
populari...
ScottWorks: The Raymond Scott Festival
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*RECKLESS NIGHT MUSIC PRESENTS: ScottWorks | The Raymond Scott Festival is
coming to Los Angeles on September 8th. Check it out: here*
JOE FRANKLIN
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We lost an American icon today. Joe Franklin passed at the age of 88. Joe
and i had been friends for quite a while. We met at one of the Al Jolson
Society...
Miller Memories Links
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GMA = Glenn Miller Archives at The University of Colorado, Boulder... Direct
Link
ABSIE = American Broadcasting Station in Europe... Direct Link
OWI = Am...
The OTR Revival Of The 1970s
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Although I grew up hearing tales of old-time radio from my parents, for
this child born in the mid-1950s,...
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